Shapovalov can't take it: "A kind of insult".

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Elio Valotto

le 19/10/2024 à 14h39

1 min to read

Shapovalov Washington

Perhaps unfairly disqualified from his Washington quarter-final against Ben Shelton, Denis Shapovalov made no secret of his disagreement with the decision.

On appeal, the Canadian even won part of the case, since although the ATP upheld the disqualification, it reallocated Shapovalov's ATP points and prize money.

Interviewed by Tennis Majors, the magical left-hander confessed he was still angry: "It stayed in the back of my mind. I was very upset. Even though I got the 100 points back, I lost all my money.

If you reduce the fine and taxes, they sent me a check for $154. It was a kind of insult to me. The ATP didn't admit they were wrong.

There are players who have done much worse than I did, and they weren't punished very much. I was unlucky and I'm still upset that they didn't admit they were wrong.

At the time, I didn't want to play tennis anymore. But after the Davis Cup, it was better."